#218B91#218B91
#218B91 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.208; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.091 H 200.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #218B91 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(33, 139, 145) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 63%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 77%, 57%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.2%, 4.1%, 0%, 43.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.76, -26.39, -11.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.76, 28.82, 203.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.28% -0.085 -0.0322) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.28% 0.091 200.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.9684, 20.8311, 30.0145) |
| Luminance | 0.2083 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 2.45
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 3.03
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 4.48
Teal
#008080
ΔE00 5.23
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 6.52
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#218B91 #912721
analogous
#21915F #218B91 #215391
triadic
#218B91 #91218B #8B9121
tetradic
#218B91 #5F2191 #912721 #539121
square
#218B91 #5F2191 #912721 #539121
split-complementary
#218B91 #912153 #915F21
monochromatic
#0A2B2D #165B5F #218B91 #2CBBC3 #54D1D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.06
#218B91 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.17
#218B91 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #218B91
5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##218B91 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##218B91 | 1.00 | 4.06 | 5.17 | 5.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#808592
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#707991
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00908D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #218b91; /* rgb */ color: rgb(33, 139, 145); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.091 200.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#71adb1',
500: '#218b91',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #218b91; $custom-light: #71adb1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#218b91",
"rgb": {
"r": 33,
"g": 139,
"b": 145
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.214,
"s": 62.921,
"l": 34.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58277,
"c": 0.09096,
"h": 200.8
},
"luminance": 0.20833
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#218B91
secondary
#BC5852
accent
#4B42E6
background
#F7FAFA
surface
#EDF4F5
border
#C8CECF
text
#091010
muted
#7B7F7F